Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and Haitian father. Since she was three years old, the tennis star has lived in the U.S. At age 16, Osaka’s 2014 WTA Tour debut included a victory over U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur. Four years later, she beat Serena Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open finals, becoming the first Japanese singles player to win a Grand Slam.
Now a four-time Grand Slam champion, Osaka has become the highest-paid female athlete ever, earning over $34 million in endorsements alone. She is the co-owner of the North Carolina Courage women’s soccer team and founded a skincare line, Kinlò, that’s marketed toward people with melanated skin.
- Born: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Raised: New York and Florida
- Height: 5’11”
- Career singles record: 251–139
- Grand Slams: Two-time Australian Open champion (2019, 2021) and two-time U.S. Open champion (2018, 2020)
- Highest ranking: No. 1 (January 2019)
- Dominant hand: Right
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For the legions of Naomi Osaka fans worldwide, it was a heart-wrenching and unfortunate scene that played out for the second time in the past month. Osaka was visibly struggling during her Australian Open third-round match against Belinda Bencic. Bencic won a tight first set that was settled by tiebreaker. During the set, Osaka requested […]
Naomi Osaka may have enjoyed the biggest win of her comeback in the second round of the 2025 Australian Open. Karolina Muchova defeated her in the second round of the 2024 US Open so Osaka was looking for a better performance and result from herself. It did not start that way. Osaka fell behind immediately, […]
The 2025 Australian Open is entering its third day. Even though not all of the first-round matches have been played, there are already some fascinating matches that tennis fans eagerly await in the second round. Here are two women’s singles Australian Open matches that will be must-see television on ESPN. 1. Naomi Osaka vs. Karolina […]
Avenging last year’s first-round Australian Open match to the same opponent, France’s Caroline Garcia, Naomi Osaka goes the three-set distance to secure the win. Same court. Same opponent. Different result 👏 After losing to Caroline Garcia last year in the first round, Naomi Osaka flips the script this year to move into the second round! […]
Naomi Osaka was injured during the ASB Classic final against Clara Tauson in a heartbreaking moment in Auckland. Osaka came out firing and looking fantastic, building a 5-1 lead in the first set. She was broken while serving for the first set. Tauson won three straight games. Osaka again served for the set and persevered. […]
Three Grand Slam champions earned big wins in Australia and New Zealand while many US (and North American) tennis fans were sleeping. Aryna Sabalenka The reigning World No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion looks in fine form to go for a three-peat in a few weeks. Sabalenka defeated 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in straight sets. […]
In a bizarre match that involved two bouts of rain and a nine-minute injury timeout, Naomi Osaka prevailed in three sets over American Hailey Baptiste at the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. She advances to her first semifinal in a WTA event since 2022. Osaka will play the winner of the all-American quarterfinal […]
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, 27, recently put down the tennis racket in favor of a pickleball paddle. Her skills carried her well in a match against comedian Kevin Hart. Hart posted news of the match on his Instagram account. In typical Kevin Hart fashion, he made it sound like he was a formidable […]
Naomi Osaka is just 22 years old, but she’s already passing some of sports’ biggest stars in yearly earnings with ease.
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